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Local businesses urged to participate in career fair Feb. 25.

January 7, 2020

Local businesses urged to participate in career fair Feb. 25. SHELBY — Each year, nearly 45 businesses and 25 colleges showcase career and education options to over 200 Oceana County high school juniors in the Shelby High School gym. Oceana College Access Network (Oceana CAN) relies on community sponsorship to support this event, which connects our community’s young people with…

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Jeep crashes on icy road.

January 6, 2020

Jeep crashes on icy road. #OceanaCountyNews NEWFIELD TOWNSHIP — A 33-year-old Hesperia woman received minor injuries when the 2004 Jeep Cherokee she was driving Monday, Jan. 6, shortly after 7 a.m. ran off Yonker Road near 192nd Avenue and hit a mailbox, according to an Oceana County Sheriff’s Office accident report. The woman transported herself to Spectrum Health Gerber Hospital…

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Police warn residents to keep cars, houses locked following rash of break-ins.

January 6, 2020

Police warn residents to keep cars, houses locked following rash of break-ins. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. FERRY TOWNSHIP — A rash of break-ins has hit the small community of Ferry, and local law enforcement officials are advising residents to keep their houses and cars locked. The Oceana County Sheriff’s Office investigated three break-ins over the weekend, and the Hart…

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27th Circuit Court sentencings, Jan. 5, 2020.

January 5, 2020

27th Circuit Court sentencings, Jan. 5, 2020. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – The following were sentenced recently in 27th Circuit Court:: – Jason Lee Spears, 25, of 5178 Fox Rd., Mears, was found guilty of probation violation and was sentenced Dec. 23 to one year in jail with credit for 271 days served and $490 in fines and…

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Crew working to save second cottage from falling into Lake Michigan.

January 3, 2020

Crew working to save second cottage from falling into Lake Michigan. #LakeMichiganErosion By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. WHITE RIVER TOWNSHIP — After one cottage in northern Muskegon County near Montague met its demise due to erosion along the Lake Michigan shoreline, a construction crew is working feverishly to try to save the adjacent cottage from the same fate. The first cottage…

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